Improvement in folding carriage for children



T..G. STAGG.

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N. PETERS, PHOTO-UTMOGR'AFDER. WASHINGTON. D, Q

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THOMAS e s TAee. OFEABT-NEW YORK. N. Y.

Letters Patent No.105,505, dated July 19,1sm.

IMPROYEMBNT IN 'IOLDING-CARRIAGE FOR CHILDREN.

Theschedule referred" to in these Letters Patent making part of the cams To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. STAGG, of East New York, in the county of Kings and State .of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Folding-Carriage for Children and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drn wing forming a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to folding carriages, and consists in certain improvements thereon, which will be hereinafter specified in claim.

' In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 isa side elevation of the carriage, representing it as when in use.

' Figure 2 is a side view of the carriage as folded up.

Figure? is a top view of fi 2.

l which ,ishinged to the piece H.

This piece His connected to and supported by the rear axle 0n elastic springs, as seen at I.

J J are two bars, which are pivoted at their low'er endsto the reach E, and hinged to the under side of thescat G, as seen at K.

L is the foot-board, which is removable from the bars J to the front edge of the seat, so as to lengthen out the seat and allow a bed to be made forasleeping child.

M represents steps in the front of thc seat, which allow of,.this adjustment.

N N are side pieces, permanently attached to the seat.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding 0 is an adjustable back piece, the adj ustnicnt being made by means of the notched bar 1.

The sides of the scat extend back so as 'to support .a' transverse rod, by means of which the adjustment oi the back 0 is made.

\Vhen the-carriage is folded, an clast-ie'band, q, is attached to the seat and to the thills It, as seen in fig. 3, to hold the parts together.

These thills R are pivoted to the outer edges of the piece H, and held in posit-ion by the adjusting rod on the seat of the carriage already mentioned, by the hooks on its ends, one of which is seen at S.

Thejoint F of the reach is held in position by a sliding bar and hooks at E.

By this arrangement the carriage may be so reduced in size that the great objection to "childrens carriages (their bulk) is obviated.

It maybe carried in its folded state in the cars or in a' family carriage withoutdifliculty, and its advantages over the common Cillit s carriage must be obvious to all.

Having thus described my invention,

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent, is-

1. A reach, 0, for folding carriages, jointed at F,

and held in position by sliding bars and books, as show rin fig. 3 of drawing.

2. The support H hinged to the bottom of seat G,

and having its lower end resting upon spring I, as H shown and described.

3. The removable foot-board L and the staples combined with the seat, so as to form, when adjusted together, a bedstead for a child, as set forth.

4. The projecting sides of seat G, andthe transverse rod between them, combined with the notched bar 1? to adj ust back 0, in the manner desired.

5. The elastic band q, combined with the seat and thills It, to hold the folded parts of the carriage firmly together, as set forth;

' THOMAS G. STAGG.

Witnesses. Geo. W. MABEE,

ALEX. 1 Ronmrrs. 

